European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes monday february in 19b7 Canada s chief plagued by new political scandals world today Toronto a it s not Ira Gate or watergate hut i Iii pan week has been a Tough one for Canadian prime minister Brian Mui Roncy s scandal plague conservative government. As he tried to fend off charges of influence peddling and corruption among Cabinet members and their advisers two new scandals took Over he headlines and an opinion poll said support for mulroney1 party has sunk to 23 percent. Mulroney a 47-year-old lawyer and corporate executive from Quebec province swept to Power in 1984 with promises of Ronald Reagan Type conservatism and clean government. One of his main goals is negotiating a free Trade agreement with the United states. But Halfway through his five year term mul Roncy already is being talked about As a one term prime minister. He has lost six cab  ministers because of controversies. They include Industry min ister Sinclair Stevens charged with conflict Mulroney of interest defense minister Robert Coates. Who resigned after visiting a sen Palace while on official business in Germany and most recently minister of slate for transport Andre Bisson Nelte linked to a Shady real slated eat involving a defense contract for the Swiss arms maker Oer Likon two weeks ago Mulroney was accused of intervening in a 1985 lawsuit in behalf of a senior adviser fre Doucet by making an angry Telephone Call to the opposing lawyer. Under pressure in the Canadian parliament Mulroney conceded thai he made the Call in an attempt Losette the dispute out of court. He said his action was neither unreasonable nor  a week ago Mui Roncy s principal Secretary Bernar Droy was accused of interfering wish he bidding pro Cess for a government contract Worth $1 million $750,000 is. The contract eventually went to a Quebec company with conservative party connections despite a lower bid from a firm with ties to the opposition Liberal party. Then on thursday the spotlight fell on Cabine member Roch Lasalle minister without portfolio and a Jong established conservative party Power broker in Quebec province. He was accused or attending a july 1985 Purly where 30 Montreal businessmen each paid15,000 $3,750 . In Cash in Hopes of receiving government contracts. Lasalle denied receiving any of the Cash and said the party was hosted by Quebec member of parliament Michel gravel. Gravel is already awaiting trial on 50 charges of fraud bribery influence peddling and  was in hot water Over revelations last month that two of his political aides had criminal records. He told a news conference Friday that the govern ment had been embarrassed by me a Little bit in the last three weeks. And i m ready to make a sacrifice a hint he was prepared to  remaining Low key during the Biss Onnolle scandal in which land destined for an of Likon Aero spec factory tripled in Price within 11 Days Mulroney decided to come out fighting last week. He denounced the opposition for scrounging around in the Gutter with the garbage in search of political dirt and innuendo. And he blasted the news Media for what he said was a smear Campaign based on Rumor and unsubstantiated  he disclosed on Friday that he had heard about he$5,000 party a year ago and immediately ordered a police investigation. But opposition parties continued to press Tor a full Public inquiry into the awarding of contracts under the conservative government. When finally is he going to clean up the moral act of this government a Broadbent Leader of the new democratic party asked the prime minister. The Angus Reid associates opinion poll indicated that the conservatives had 23 percent of the Vole against 42 percent for the liberals and a record 33percent for the leftist new democrats. It also said 58 percent of voters doubt the honesty of Mulroney s government. A government that promises to raise Ottawa s Ethi Cal standards and instead indulges in patronage questionable business deals and cover  is guilty of wan Tonly betraying the Public Trust said columnist Carol Goar of the Toronto Star pledged to Deal with a number of Complex prob lems including Tan Reform and a $32 billion $24 Bil lion . Budget deficit perhaps the most serious con sequence for Mulroney is that the drama has virtually derailed the government s efforts to pursue its Agenda the Toronto Globe and mail commented sat urday. Refuseniks display exit Appeal at peace forum Sites in Moscow Moscow a the official Tass news Agency sunday reported that a group of Sovil jews denied permission to emigrate made an Appeal to participants of a Kremlin sponsored peace forum. The unusual announcement of a protest action by refuseniks those denied exit visas for Israel also suggested that several prominent jewish activists will soon be treed from prison and Given permission to leave the country Tass accused those who signed the Appeal of try ing to Poison the open and creative atmosphere of the forum and said the signers Wen aided by opponents of nuclear disarmament and detente. About 1,300 soviet and foreign scientists politicians entertainers artists and other participants gathered in Moscow Over the weekend for a series of round table Dis cuss Ionson peace and disarmament. The protest document tilled address of the jews who were refused permission to emigrate from the .s.r." was posted in the lobbies of holds where in forum is taking place Tass said. Ii is signed Fay 10 people who assert that they Are no allowed to return to their historic motherland i.e., to Emi grate to Israel Tass said. The names under the address show thai the purpose of those who signed it was not so much to go to Israel As to gain beforehand political capital in the West through the participation in such unseemly  Tass restated an announcement by the government last week that dozens of soviets imprisoned on anti soviet charges have been released and other cases Are being reviewed in accordance with a democratization process under Way in the soviet Union. Some of the cases being reviewed for clemency were mentioned in the jewish Appeal Tass said including those of Zakhar Sunshein Alexei Magarik Mark Nepomnyashchy Leonid Volvo sky Vladimir Lifs Hitland Yuli Edelsh Cin. As for Zakhar Sunshein and Alexei Magarik no one is going to keep them in the soviet Union Tass said of the imprisoned jewish activists the same i True of Edelsh Cin and  no details of the cases were reported but the word ing suggested that those men will be freed and allowed to emigrate. The Appeal reported by Tass was not in evidence sunday in the lobby of the Kosmos hotel where scientists and cultural figures were meeting. Leonid Yuzefovich said he and two women who signed the Appeal managed to get through the Security cordon around the hotel Entrance and gave copies of the Appeal to the soviet chief of the forum press Center and to soviet writer Changiz Litmanov. In a related action a group of soviets attempting to join family members in the West said they were under arrest sunday after sending a Telegram to forum participants pointing out that protesters were beaten and arrested after demonstration Friday at Moscow s arbat shopping Street. We want this inhumane and illegal action against peaceful people to be known by All members of the forum including Mikhail Gorbachev and Andrei Sakharov said the Telegram sent by Galina Gerasimova Alexander Zhdanov and Vladimir Pimonov. Gerasimova called the associated press to say Al three were being prevented from leaving their apart ments by plainclothes Security agents. She said she was not sure whether the Telegram Send saturday addressed to the president of the forum was Ever received. Egypt commissions its first e-2c Hawk eyes Cairo Egypt a two .-Buill e-2c Hawkeye radar planes were commissioned sat urday at an air Force ceremony attended by de sense minister Abdul Halim Abu Ghazala. The twin engine Turboprop aircraft arc the first of five sold to Egypt under the unite states military Aid program which in recent years has averaged $1.3 billion annually. They arrived this month from the United Stales by Way of Canada and Italy. The other three will be delivered later. No timetable has been announced. The is Etc run Middle East news Agency quoted Abu Ghazala As saying later that the five Hawk eyes were sufficient for Egypt s Early warn ing and reconnaissance needs. Group urges revocation of degree to Mussolini Lausanne Switzerland a a left Wing group at Lausanne University has demanded that an honorary degree awarded so years ago to italian fascist Leader Benito Mussolini be revoked. Mussolini who spent part of his student years at Lausanne was awarded the honorary doctor ate in social and political sciences in april 1937 after donating Money to his former University which celebrated its 400th anniversary thai year. A group calling itself the socialist libertarian organization petitioned the University earlier this month to cancel the diploma. But the Dean Andre do lesson was quoted by Geneva s la suisse newspaper As saying that the Honor cannot legally be revoked anymore be cause it was a Mailer Between the Dean Al the time and Mussolini. Hammer donates work of Art to soviet Union Moscow a . Industrialist Armand Hammer saturday donated a painting by rus Sian artist Ivan Kulikov to the soviet culture fund handing in Over to Raisa Gorbachev wife of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Tass quoted mrs. Gorbachev who is a Mem Ber of the fund s Board As saying Hammer s donation was a Good example of International  Hammer 88, was in Moscow to participate in a Kremlin sponsored peace conference. Tass did not give the title of the painting which it said will be added to the collection of the Tretyakov gallery in Moscow. Kulikov died in 1941. Hammer Haj a Large collection of Ai masterpieces including works acquired in the 1920$ As payment for food and supplies to the Young Cash poor communist slate. German officials warn of contaminated mussels Bonn up1 German health authorities have warned against eating imported Spanish mussels because deadly bacteria have been found in some samples offered for Sale on a grocer s shelf. A spokesman for the health ministry of Badin  one of several slates thai warned citizens against the Large Spanish mus Sels said saturday thai High Levels of poisonous taxi Login were found in a Brand marketed by a German importer. He said sax toxin is so potent that one part in a million by weight can be injurious to human health. Samples tested in the slate showed contamination thai was nine times As great. Authorities said the mussels in question were imported by the Dusseldorf firm Kallus and Are being marketed in Glass jars